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Geoff Zahn, PhD

Associate Professor of Biology | Assoc. Dept. Chair - UVU Biology

Translational microbial ecology | Microbiomes and symbiosis

Professional Appointments

Associate Professor & Assoc. Dept. Chair

Utah Valley University

Orem, UT

Current - 2023

Assistant Professor

Utah Valley University

Orem, UT

2023 - 2017

Postdoctoral Associate

University of Hawai`i at Manoa

Honolulu, HI

2017 - 2015


Education

University of Arkansas

Ph.D. in Biology

Fayetteville, AR

2015

Missouri State University

B.S. in Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Springfield, MO

2010


Selected Funding and Awards

Total funding: $1,193,494

Pending funding

Collaborative Research: Burning questions in microbial ecology: Ecological mechanisms that control microbiome transplant outcomes Co-PI | NSF DEB

S-STEM: Faculty-Mentored Experiences for Improving Undergraduate Biology Student Outcomes PI | NSF DUE (submitted for 6-year extension)

PI: Faculty-Mentored Experiences for Improving Undergraduate Biology Student Outcomes

$972,287

NSF (DUE – 1833880)

2023 - 2018


Publications (most recent 3)

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Wallace’s line is a barrier to the dispersal of seagrass-associated marine bacteria

Wainwright B, Leon J, Hickman KJE, Vilela E, Caldwell J, Aimone B, Bischoff P, Ohran M, Morelli M, Arlyza I, Marwayana O, & Zahn G. In Review

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2023

The core mangrove microbiome reveals shared taxa potentially involved in nutrient cycling and promoting host survival.

Wainwright BJ, Millar T, Bowen L, Semon L, Hickman KJE, Lee JN, Yeo ZY, & Zahn G. Environmental Microbiome 10.1186/s40793-023-00499-5.

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2023

Inclusion of database outgroups reduces false positives in fungal metabarcoding taxonomic assignments.

Rawson C, & Zahn G. Mycologia 10.1080/00275514.2023.2206931

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2023

Teaching and Mentoring

Designed a new Bioinformatics Degree Program

Experienced with univ. curriculum processes and accreditation

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Selected Invited Presentations (most recent 3)

Translating mentored undergraduate research into student retention and success

National Science Foundation S-STEM Symposium

Washington, D.C.

2023

Less content, more context: Research as pedagogy in undergraduate mycology courses

Mycological Society of America

FL, USA

2022

The causes and consequences of fungal community structure

University of Arkansas/Missouri State University

AR/MO, USA

2018


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